Artist Monograph

Sadie Benning, American

American, born 1973

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Video	7	70%
Photography	1	10%
Sculpture	1	10%
Film	1	10%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Media and Performance	8	80%
Painting & Sculpture	2	20%

Production by Decade

2

1980s

6

1990s

2

2010s

Classification Types

Video — 8
Installation — 1
Sculpture — 1

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
2000	8
2014	1
2017	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 10 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
A New Year Video Acc. 1646.2000	1989	Video (black and white, sound)	6 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Purchase
Living Inside Video Acc. 1647.2000	1989	Video (black and white, sound)	5:10 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Purchase
If Every Girl Had a Diary Video Acc. 1648.2000	1990	Video (black and white, sound)	8 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Purchase
Jollies Video Acc. 1649.2000	1990	Video (black and white, sound)	11 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Purchase
Me and Rubyfruit Video Acc. 1650.2000	1990	Video (black and white, sound)	5:30 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Purchase
German Song Video Acc. 1651.2000	1995	Super 8 film transferred to video (black and white, sound)	6 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Purchase
The Judy Spots Video Acc. 1652.2000	1995	Video (black and white, sound)	12:50 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Purchase
Flat is Beautiful Video Acc. 1653.2000	1998	Video (black and white, sound)	50 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Purchase
Julie's Rug Sculpture Acc. 1061.2014	2014	Resin, casein, and synthetic polymer paint on fiberboard, mounted on wood	60 5/8 x 70 3/8" (154 x 178.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Speyer Family Foundation
Shared Eye Installation Acc. 499.2017.a-mm	2016	Acrylic, wood, aqua resin, digital C-prints, casein, found photographs, archival inkjet prints, metal, paper, enamel, painted ceramic, plastic figurines, aluminum, rubber, ink, glitter, and staples, 40 panels	Dimensions variable ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Acquired through the generosity of Sandra and Tony Tamer